After realizing what kind of sound he had just made in front of the other person, Jiang Ci froze immediately. He quickly tightened his clothes and turned his head away.
The beautiful omega gritted his teeth and swallowed the unbearable moan in his throat. He was only concerned with hiding his most vulnerable and shameful appearance, so he missed the flash of laughter in Huo Xianfeng's eyes.
"What's wrong?"
The room was silent for a while, and Jiang Ci's hoarse voice slowly said,
"… fine."
Perhaps he felt that this answer was not enough, so he added,
"Just now, my throat felt a little uncomfortable..."
"oh."
Huo Xianfeng didn't ask any more questions. He put away the medicine box and walked out.
The footsteps gradually became smaller, clearly indicating that the owner had left this narrow and clean room. Jiang Ci heard it very clearly and clearly felt an unspeakable loss.
He actually knew exactly why.
After marking, the Alpha's pheromones will enter the Omega's blood circulation, causing the latter to develop an extreme attachment to the Alpha who marked him. This is a very normal thing.
At the same time, the alpha will also have a strong desire to protect and comfort the omega, which is mainly reflected in intimate behavior.
But Huo Xianfeng remained calm from beginning to end, as if he was completely unaffected by pheromones and instincts, as if... he had never been marked.
"… "
But this was originally just a forced act of buying and selling, and this strange and distant way of getting along was the best. After all, his current low mood was just due to pheromones and instinct.
Even though he knew that this was just a normal physiological reaction, and Jiang Ci hated things that were genetically manipulated, as an omega, no matter how he convinced himself, he still felt a strong sense of loss and sadness the moment the boy left.
Jiang Ci touched the silver ring on her wrist, which was flashing with a slightly warm light. Xiao X's language system was damaged, so she could only comfort him in this way.
At this time, Huo Xianfeng came in again and handed over a nutritional supplement.
"hungry?"
He saw the beautiful omega on the bed suddenly raised her head and looked at him, her eyes slightly red and drooping, the loss and grievance in her eyes had not yet dissipated. It was like a surprised stone was suddenly thrown into the cold lake, and circles of joyful ripples appeared.
Huo Xianfeng's heart suddenly tightened. He caught a glimpse of the nutrient in his hand out of the corner of his eye. Inside the special glass tube was a reddish-pink, slightly viscous liquid that glowed beautifully under the yellowish light.
That color... is a bit like the eye color of this omega.
Between the bright red and the soft pink, ripples appear under the slightly warm light.
"… "
Jiang Ci's eyelashes trembled. As she looked at the young man handing the nutrient supplement to her, she suddenly realized that the guy didn't leave, but went to get the nutrient supplement.
He still spoke in the same lazy tone as last night.
"Here, strawberry flavor."
"… "
Although the Earth became a dead planet and all living things that once existed perished in that terrible disaster, human civilization still tenaciously continued.
These include the flavors of various fruits. Although fruits are difficult to grow, their flavors can be simulated using chemical synthetic agents.
However, this kind of flavored nutritional supplement is usually very expensive. Huo Xianfeng, who has little money, usually only buys the flavorless ones. After all, he doesn't have a big appetite and only needs to replenish his body's energy.
But usually when there is a big harvest, Tang Cha will be a little more extravagant and buy some nutritional supplements with fruit sweetening simulated substances.
I think even a delicate omega would like this.
Seeing that he didn't answer for a long time, Huo Xianfeng raised his eyebrows.
"dislike?"
"… "
Jiang Ci turned her face slightly, trying to flatten the corners of her lips that wanted to curl up, and silently chanted in her heart:
This is the aftereffect of temporary marking.
This is a hallucination caused by pheromones.
This is the deception of genes trying to reproduce.
Anyway, it's just a tube of cheap nutritional supplement! What's so happy about it? !
After trying hard to give himself psychological hints, the Major General finally did not show a very happy expression. He looked away and maintained his usual cold expression.
"I do not need.
In fact, he should have refused firmly, but he had consumed too much yesterday and was indeed hungry. So he struggled for a long time in his heart before slowly reaching out and pinching the other end of the glass tube.
The silver-haired omega turned his face away.
"How much is it? I will pay you back later."
—Jiang Ci doesn’t like to owe favors to others.
Especially a strange alpha who just marked himself.
The beautiful omega lowered her eyes, her long and thick silver eyelashes covered her beautiful eyes, casting a flower-like shadow on her fair skin. She was beautiful and fragile, like a rose trembling and stretching out its bud from the snow-capped mountains.
If any other alpha were replaced here, he would probably want to take out his heart, liver, spleen, and kidneys and put them in front of him, so he would never be willing to ask for money.
"In this case-"
But Huo Xianfeng was different. He raised his eyebrows slightly and said bluntly,
"Then how about paying for accommodation, medical expenses, and nursing care as well?"
Jiang Ci looked up in shock: "...?"
In fact, if you really think about it carefully, this request is reasonable.
Only if this conversation wasn't happening between a pair of AOs who had just experienced an intimate bite mark last night.
Jiang Ci felt herself choking again.
"… Knot!"
He snatched the nutrient solution from Huo Xianfeng's hand with a "snap", and the tube left a faint red mark on the latter's palm.
"You name a price!"
At this moment, the pair of scarlet eyes were very cold and sharp, and the tone sounded very distant, but Huo Xianfeng heard a hint of anger in it.
Anyway, the Zhimei flower was already in hand, so she put it in Xiao X's secret cabinet. Jiang Ci only needed to stay here for a day or two, and then go back after recovering her mobility.
He angrily thought that it was just a temporary mark, just like being bitten by a dog. After a while, when it was metabolized, he would no longer have anything to do with this person...
Huo Xianfeng rubbed his palms. He was not angry at all. He even felt a little happy. He slowly admired the angry expression on the other person's overly beautiful face.
The skin color that was originally pale and almost transparent due to injury now had a lovely blush due to anger.
"Then for good luck—"
The young man said hesitantly,
"How about the total of six million six hundred and sixty-six thousand?"
Jiang Ci: “…”
More than six million? ! !
The beautiful omega looked up in disbelief.
This shabby house, cheap repair fluid and nutrients, together they are probably not worth even a fraction of six thousand. This guy is obviously asking for too much and taking advantage of the situation.
As the young master of the Jiang family, not lacking money is one thing, but being taken advantage of is another.
"you… !"
But just as Jiang Ci opened her mouth to say the first word, the other party interrupted her.
"Well, there was an explosion at the auction house in the dungeon last night, and an omega appeared, causing a lot of bloodshed..."
Huo Xianfeng stared at him with a smile.
"Well, I guess the city lord is searching for someone all over the planet right now."
Jiang·Wanted Criminal·Ci: "…"
The beautiful omega showed an expression of disbelief, as if she was looking at a cunning and experienced swindler.
But unfortunately, when you live under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.
After a moment of silence, Jiang Ci finally spoke through gritted teeth.
"account!"
If it weren't for the fact that Tiandong Star was not provided by the Imperial Bank, the Major General would really want to throw a black card in the face of this alpha!
"Here it is."
Huo Xianfeng took out his laptop very quickly.
While thinking that this delicate omega looked better when he got angry, he cheated the other party out of a large sum of money without any psychological burden.
Since Tiandongxing is a huge underground black market, there are naturally some gray trading capital chains and account banks that are completely unregulated by the Imperial Financial Administration.
As long as you have an account and money, you can trade.
No one will ask you where the money comes from, and no one will ask you where the money goes.
After being cheated, Jiang Ci rolled herself up in the quilt, obviously refusing to talk to this cunning alpha anymore.
He had never suffered such a big loss in his life!
However, although the major general was angry, he was still somewhat satisfied, for example, he had paid for it after all. So now, he took over the only bed in the hut as a matter of course and with peace of mind.
Then push the cunning alpha to the window to enjoy the cold wind.
The temperature outside was more than ten degrees below zero, but Huo Xianfeng didn't mind at all. He picked up a bottle of liquor and sipped it slowly.
The room fell silent for a moment.
The young man glanced at the long string of numbers that appeared on the account, his eyes dark.
—He probably knew some key information about this omega’s identity.
He has silver hair and red eyes, can operate mechas, has received professional military training, and possesses a large amount of personal wealth.
Although basically no omega would worry about money, the fact that he could take out more than 6 million from Tiandongxing's gray account without blinking an eye is very telling.
However, Huo Xianfeng was not able to find out the detailed identity information of either omega or military personnel at the moment.
But that doesn't mean he can't guess.
Huo Xianfeng swallowed a sip of the spicy wine, tapped the bottle with his index finger, and then slowly and methodically eliminated the impossible options one by one in his mind.
"Hey you… "
Jiang Ci suddenly spoke, his tone pretending to be indifferent.
"-What is your name?"
When asking this question, Jiang Ci suddenly remembered that she was marked by a strange alpha last night, whose name she didn't even know.
Even now, the other party's pheromones are flowing in his blood all over his body.
Thinking like this, it's just...
Jiang Ci was so ashamed that she couldn't help but curl up her toes.
But Huo Xianfeng didn't notice the mess of thoughts in Jiang Ci's mind. He just looked out the window, letting his black hair float in the night wind.
After a while, the boy answered lazily.
"—Huo Xianfeng."
Huo Xianfeng
He didn't say the specific words, but at that moment, the correct answer immediately popped up in Jiang Ci's mind.
"It's... Marshal Huo..."
"Xianfeng... Xianyun Changfeng?"
"Um."
The young man tilted his head back, swallowed a sip of wine, and responded casually.
When Huo Xianfeng woke up that day, his mind was blank and he had no memory. But after he escaped from the Earth, he was exiled to Tiandong Star in the vast universe.
The moment he landed, a strong wind blew past, and the boy suddenly felt that this was his real name.
Jiang Ci inexplicably felt that this name was very suitable.
Because he had lived in a military academy for many years and then in the army, Jiang Ci had seen too many alphas. They were all very similar, with the alpha's natural arrogance and arrogance, and most of them were the epitome of strong limbs but simple minds.
But this young man named Huo Xianfeng is different from all the alphas Jiang Ci has ever seen.
Calm, rational, mysterious, and very cunning.
Jiang Ci had no idea what this guy was thinking, nor did he notice that his curiosity about this strange alpha boy was growing wildly.
But after those words, the room fell into silence.
Huo Xianfeng was thinking about his plan. He had asked someone to prepare his identity information and also collected some information about the Zerg, but there was not much remaining information about the war that led to the fall of the Earth.
But the only gain was probably the beautiful omega on the bed. Although helping her to make a temporary mark was not something that was planned, there was one benefit.
That is, now the other party has to stay by his side.
Huo Xianfeng was still very concerned about the strange floral scent, but he had tried asking him directly, and it didn't work, so he could only try another way to ask him indirectly...
For example, finding out the other party's identity, finding out the drug he used to disguise himself as beta, the inhibitors he had injected, and even all the drugs he had taken.
as well as-
The other party’s purpose of coming to Tiandong Star.
At the same time, Jiang Ci didn't know that the other party was paying attention to him. He was still struggling in his mind whether he should tell the truth if Huo Xianfeng asked him his name later.
Jiang Ci actually didn't trust this alpha he just met, but the other party had a favor to him.
So... if the other party asks his name later,
—Should I tell the truth
The silver-haired major general sat in the corner of the bed with his knees hugged. He lowered his head, and his fingers tightened and loosened unconsciously, repeating this over and over again. After struggling for a long time, he suddenly reacted -
The other party didn't seem to want to ask for his name.
"… "
The beautiful omega paused, he looked up, and glanced over again in disbelief, only to see the black-haired boy still looking out the window, as if he was thinking about something seriously. The profile of his face looked particularly deep and handsome under the yellowish light.
I just don't know what the other person is thinking at this moment.
But no matter what this alpha was thinking, Jiang Ci was sure of one thing—
The other party did, completely ignoring him.
So, there is really no point in asking his name.
Jiang·Self-love·Porcelain: "…"
The young man lazily leaned against the window, occasionally taking a sip from the bottle of wine, as if the messy mountain of garbage outside was more attractive than the beautiful omega on the bed.
"… "
Perhaps it was because this resentful and shocked look was too hot that Huo Xianfeng turned his head.
He raised his eyebrows slightly, and although his face didn't show any big expression, it still expressed a very vivid doubt.
"?"
Why is this omega staring at him like that
Seeing that the other party was still staring at him without saying anything, the boy hesitated for a moment and asked,
"You, is there anything else?"
"… "
Hearing this, the omega on the bed was stunned at first, and then a bit of anger appeared between his delicate and beautiful eyebrows, but he endured it again and again, and finally turned his head and snorted coldly.
"-No!"
"… oh."
Huo Xianfeng blinked, not understanding what was wrong with the other party.
Why are you so angry for no reason
The boy thought seriously and finally came to a relatively scientific and reasonable conclusion -
He thought this was a natural physiological reaction of the omega after being marked.
For example, mood swings.
As the alpha who marked the other party, he should of course comfort her, but they were not an ordinary intimate couple. It was just an encounter and marking that was beyond Huo Xianfeng's plan, an accident forced by the situation.
Although he had some dark thoughts in his heart that were difficult to express, the boy did not intend to put them into action. He had no past and could not see his future, so there was no need to drag along a delicate, weak, and bad-tempered omega.
Huo Xianfeng observed for a few more seconds, and seeing that Jiang Ci was in good condition and clear-minded, he spoke,
"When are you going to leave?"
After a pause, he added.
"Better be quick."
After all, this omega was injured, pregnant, and now on the wanted list of Tiandong Star. It is indeed not suitable for her to continue staying on Tiandong Star.
Jiang Ci: “… ?”
The beautiful omega was stunned at first, then suddenly turned her head back and looked at Huo Xianfeng with a hint of disbelief in her eyes.
We just marked him last night, and just collected over 6 million from him, and now we’re ordering him to leave
The next second—
The empty glass tube of nutrient solution came flying towards him without any warning.
Snapped!
Huo Xianfeng casually raised his hand, grabbed it easily as if by coincidence, and then put it aside neatly.
"Don't throw things around,"
He sighed softly, his tone was like that of a girlfriend who was being unreasonable.
“It’s very troublesome to clean up.”
Jiang Ci: “…”
He felt that he and this alpha named Huo Xianfeng seemed to be born incompatible. A casual word from the other party could make him so angry that he had a heart attack.
The major general opened and closed his mouth, as if he had a thousand swear words on his mind, but in the end he held them back.
There's no need, really no need.
Wow!
The beautiful omega angrily pulled up the quilt, covered her head with it, curled up with her back to Huo Xianfeng, and refused to communicate.
At this time, Jiang Ci's left shoulder wound was in burning pain due to the excessive movement just now. He frowned and felt that he had a low fever. But it was not a big deal.
A low-grade fever is normal after an injury.
From Huo Xianfeng's perspective, he could only see a pile of snow-white quilt rising and falling with his rapid breathing.
Like a sulking ragdoll cat.
The boy blinked slowly, a hint of smile flashing through his eyes, and he turned off the light.
Sure enough, the rumors about pregnant omegas having bad tempers and being emotional are true.
but…
The following question suddenly popped up in Huo Xianfeng's mind:
Who is the guy who can possess this omega and even make him pregnant
The young man's narrow and long almond-shaped eyes suddenly became deep, and his burning gaze swept across the undulating curves of the bed inch by inch.
Huo Xianfeng began to wonder who had marked him first, who had touched him, who had kissed him...
So, this guy on the bed who looks delicate and fierce, would he cry in front of other alphas like he did last night
The answer is yes.
At this moment, Jiang Ci keenly sensed a burning gaze. The feeling of being stared at by the most ferocious predator almost instantly made the hairs on his body stand on end.
The omega immediately turned back in alert—
But nothing.
The faint light from outside shone through the window, and Jiang Ci's excellent eyesight allowed him to see clearly. At this moment, the black-haired alpha boy was still lazily leaning against the window, looking out of the window nonchalantly, as if he was never tired of looking at the mountains of garbage outside.
This angle makes the lines of his neck and cheeks more distinct and clear. Although his posture is very lazy and loose, it exudes a sharp aura.
Just like a black panther taking a lazily rest.
But no matter what, Jiang Ci did not find that overly dangerous and burning gaze. His breathing was a little heavy, and his blurred eyes were a little dazed and confused. He was always very sensitive to other people's gazes, but today was the first time he made a mistake.
"An illusion..."
The weak omega relaxed, the low fever in his body made him a little drowsy. In fact, Jiang Ci was very sleepy at this time. He was injured yesterday, lost too much blood, and experienced temporary marking. If it were someone else, I'm afraid they wouldn't have the strength to move a finger.
However, the more tired people are, the more soundly they sleep.
He thought he could fall asleep quickly, but the fact was that Jiang Ci tossed and turned in bed for the past three or four hours.
—Because this is an alpha's bed.
Even though Huo Xianfeng had only slept with her once and his pheromones were very restrained, Jiang Ci, an S-level omega with a strong sense of perception, could clearly smell every trace of remaining scent.
But the smell was so faint, like a feather brushing past, that it made Jiang Ci feel so uncomfortable that he wanted to go crazy. Even though he could barely fall asleep due to his injuries and weakness, he would wake up from all kinds of hot, sticky, and indescribable dreams within a few minutes.
Jiang Ci attributed all this to Huo Xianfeng's fault—
Because this is the alpha's house.
The bed was his, the sheets and pillowcases were his, even the air was filled with his scent. It was simply torture to let an omega who had just received a temporary mark sleep in a bed filled with the scent of an Alpha mark without receiving the proper comfort.
What's more, the alpha who marked him was clearly drinking and enjoying the cool breeze by the window not far away, but he didn't even look at him.
damn it!
The well-educated young master of the Jiang family couldn't help but swear in his heart again.
Jiang Ci threw back the quilt and suddenly sat up from the bed.
In the darkness, his face flushed, his breathing was rapid, and in panic he picked up the water cup beside him and drank it all in one gulp, but in fact, this did not have any effect except adding a bit of moisture to his lips.
"Huo..."
The beautiful omega clenched her teeth, and it was hard to tell whether the tone was one of anger or shame, but her voice was very low, and the tail end was tinged with obvious panting and slight tremors.
"Huo Xianfeng—"
"… "
no respond.
The window that was originally open was closed at some point, and a blackout curtain was drawn, so now the whole house was plunged into darkness.
Jiang Ci raised his hand, and the silver ring on his wrist soon lit up with some warm light, illuminating the dark room. He saw the familiar figure lying on the sofa by the window.
The boy closed his eyes and took long breaths.
—seemed to be sleeping soundly.
Jiang Ci: “…”
To be honest, at this moment he really wanted to kick the other person to the edge of the universe.
But there is always a gap between reality and ideal, so the weak omega with a low fever at this moment can only become an absolute example of a strong will despite a disability. He wrapped himself in a quilt and slowly got out of bed.
The moment his bare feet touched the ground, he could clearly feel the muscles on the inside of his thighs twitching slightly. In the physiology class, he had learned that this was one of the signs that an omega was longing for comfort from an alpha.
So Jiang Ci gritted his teeth and walked towards the figure by the window. He squatted beside the sofa and pushed the boy hard.
"Huo Xianfeng!"
This time the omega's sound was much louder, but the vibrato in it was also more obvious.
"… "
—Still no response.
"Damn..."
The beautiful omega felt indescribable anger and grievance at this moment. But the next second, he suddenly heard the boy's low laugh.
"what?"
The other person lowered his voice, and his ambiguous tone was like the teasing of a lover in the dark.
"… "
Jiang Ci instantly realized that the other party was deliberately playing tricks on him!
"you!!!"
If it were in the past, he would probably beat this alpha to a half-paralysis, or if time went back a few hours, he could also fight, but now, Jiang Ci squatted silently beside the sofa for a while, and finally could only grit his teeth and say,
"Come here, give me... a sip."
"… "
Huo Xianfeng did not answer, but reached out his hand to touch the back of the omega's neck in the dark, pressed the other party into his arms, and then casually stroked the most untouchable place with his fingertips.
Jiang Ci shuddered violently, and his first reaction was to dodge, but soon, an irresistible strangeness swept over his body. The feeling of finally being comforted by the alpha made all his rationality disappear at this moment, and he couldn't say a word.
"Comfortable?"
Then, he heard the other party's mischievous laughter.
(End of this chapter)